118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 366Democracy in Design Act

A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the design of public buildings in the United States adheres to the guiding principles for Federal architecture, and for other purposes.

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Introduced Feb 9, 2023
Last action Feb 9, 2023
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This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to ensure that the design of federal public buildings (e.g., agency office buildings) adheres to the principles of the report titled Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture. The report was published by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space on June 1, 1962, and serves as the policy directive for the GSA's Design Excellence Program within its Public Buildings Service. Among other principles, the report prescribes against the development of an official architectural style for government buildings and encourages the government to avoid excessive uniformity in building design. The GSA must issue regulations to implement the...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.